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Although Brazil dominated South Korea with a 4-1 thrashing on Monday, it could have been much worse had it not been for the efforts of Kim Seung-gyu.
The goalkeeper’s heroics ensured Brazil’s final scoreline wasn’t even more lopsided. According to the final statistics, Brazil had 18 attempts at goal, 10 of which were on target. So it could have been worse.
Here are some shots where he’s doing some stellar work.
Brazil is through to the quarterfinals after a convincing 4-1 victory over South Korea in the Round of 16.
The Seleção did the majority of its damage in the first half. Vinicius, Jr., Neymar, Richarlison and Lucas Paqueta all found the back of the South Korean net during the first 45 minutes of action.
Despite the insurmountable deficit, the South Koreans came out in the second half and showed a lot of fight.
They opened the half on the attack and an early shot from Son Heung-Min had to be turned away by Brazil’s goalie Alisson.
Brazil also showed little signs of letting up. In the 55th minute, South Korean goalie Kim Seung-gyu came up with a diving fingertip save to keep the Brazilians from getting their 5th goal.
In the 76th minute, South Korea finally got one back. Paik Seung-ho smashed a screamer from outside the box that denied Brazil the clean sheet.
Next up: Brazil will face Croatia on Friday in the quarterfinals. Earlier today, Croatia defeated Japan on penalty kicks in their Round of 16 match.
World Cup 2022’s Round of 16 finishes up tomorrow with two more matches to decide the final 8 of the tournament. At 10 a.m. ET, Morocco takes on Spain. Then at 2 p.m. ET Portugal faces Switzerland.
South Korea has finally scored after Paik Seung-ho sent a searing shot from outside the penalty box into the back of the net in the 76th minute.
It’s Brazil 4, South Korea 1.
Still a long way to go, but the team is not going out without a fight.
Brazil blew the South Koreans out of the water in the first half and how!
Coach Tite’s Seleção is making it look too easy, leading by 4-0, which must look pretty insurmountable for its opponent.
South Korea has struggled to keep possession of the ball. How the team fights back in the second half remains to be seen.
Brazil jumped all over South Korea to take a 4-0 lead in the first half.
In the 8th minute, it was Vinicius, Jr. who opened the scoring for Brazil. A cross in the box ended up at his feet and the Real Madrid man cooly deposited it in the right corner of the goal.
Shortly thereafter, in the 13th minute, Brazil was awarded a penalty after a foul in the box. Brazilian superstar Neymar, who sat out of the last two games of the group stage due to injury, stepped up to the spot and converted to give the Seleção a 2-0 lead.
The goal was Neymar’s 76th for his country. It pulls him within one of Pele’s all-time scoring record for Brazil’s national team.
Later in the half, striker Richarlison got in on the scoring. In the 29th minute, the Tottenham Hotspur forward played a give-and-go and made a darting run into the box. He received the return pass and slipped the ball past South Korean goalkeeper Kim Seung-gyu.
Then, in the 37th minute, Lucas Paqueta made it 4-0. Arriving late in the box, Paqueta took a lofted pass from Vinicius, Jr. on the volley and found the back of the goal.
If the result holds, Brazil will face Croatia on Friday in the quarterfinals. Earlier today, Croatia defeated Japan on penalty kicks in their Round of 16 match.
Lucas Paqueta has also put his name on Brazil’s scoresheet, giving the team its fourth goal against South Korea.
The current score is Brazil 4 - South Korea 0.
It is raining goals for Brazil in the first half.
Striker Richarlison has put the Seleção three goals ahead of South Korea in less than 30 minutes
Brazil 3-0 South Korea
Neymar’s successful penalty kick put him at 76 goals for Brazil.
Another strike and he would share the title of Brazil’s all-time top goalscorer with soccer legend Pelé.
Just a matter of time in this tournament, but fans hope they could see that goal in this match.
Brazilian footballer Pelé said he will watch his country’s team play in Monday’s World Cup match from the hospital.
In an Instagram post ahead of Brazil’s match against South Korea, Pele wrote, “I want to inspire you, my friends. I’ll watch the game from here at the hospital and I’ll be rooting for each one of you. We are on this journey together. Good luck to our Brazil!”
Brazil leads South Korea 2-0 early in the first half of their knockout round match.
Richarlison was brought down in the 11th minute, earning Brazil a penalty kick. Neymar took it and he reliably buried it in the back of the net.
Brazil is bringing the 🔥, doubling its advantage over South Korea early in the game. The pressure is on for Koreans.
Brazil takes an early lead against South Korea after Vinícius Júnior put the ball in the back of the net with an assist from Raphinha in the 7th minute of the first half.
Brazil 1-0 South Korea
Brazil vs South Korea are getting underway at Stadium 974 in Qatar.
Neymar and Danilo, who had missed the last two matches due to injuries, are back on the pitch with their squad.
Brazil is about to play South Korea at 2 p.m. ET for a spot in the quarterfinals. Here are the starting lineups for both teams.
Brazil:
Goalkeeper: Alisson
Defenders: Éder Militão, Marquinhos, Thiago Silva, Danilo
Midfielders: Casemiro, Lucas Paqueta, Raphina, Neymar, Vinícius Júnior
Forward: Richarlison
South Korea:
Goalkeeper: Kim Seung-gyu
Defenders: Kim Jin-su, Kim Young-gwon, Kim Min-jae, Kim Moon-hwan
Midfielders: Jung Woo-young, Hwang In-beom, Son Heung-Min, Lee Jae-sung, Hwang Hee-chan
Forward: Cho Gue-sung
Whenever Socrates walked out onto the pitch, all eyes were on the man they called “Doctor.”
As well as being a ludicrously talented footballer – his mesmerizing technical ability, power and rangy legs making him a marvel to watch – he was also an exceptionally intelligent man, earning a medical degree from the University of São Paulo earlier in his career.
He was also captain of the Brazil team at the 1982 World Cup, long before cable television and streaming made every football match and player compilation readily available. National teams and their star players would be shrouded in mystery when arriving at a World Cup, with A Seleçao and its stars possessing an almost mystical quality.
When Brazil stepped out onto the pitch for its first match of Spain 1982 against the USSR, resplendent in that famous canary yellow and blue kit, few fans knew what to expect.
After 90 minutes, however, they were mesmerized by what they had seen – and Socrates, the team’s captain, brain and heartbeat, was at the center of it all.
“We were all very, very optimistic about what would happen at that World Cup,” Juca Kfouri, one of Brazil’s most decorated commentators, told CNN Sport. “Because they were exceptional players, each one with their own characteristic, their personalities were very, very strong and they were kind, captivating and seductive.”
After 120 minutes of play, Croatia and Japan were locked at 1-1 and needed the tournament’s first penalty kick shootout to decide a winner.
In the shootout, Croatian goalie Dominik Livakovic stepped up in a big, big way. He saved the first two kicks from Japan to give his team a huge advantage. He then saved a third on Japan’s 4th attempt. Croatia made three out of their first four attempts to seal it.
Mario Pasalic converted the winning penalty to seal the 1-1 (3-1) victory.
In the 43rd minute, Japan’s Daizen Maeda converted Ritsu Doan’s corner for the opener. The Samurai Blue went into the half up 1-0. Croatia answered in the 55th minute through an Ivan Perisic header. The match headed to extra time tied at one after neither side converted again.
Croatia were prolific in extra time in 2018: advancing on penalties in the World Cup Round of 16 and quarterfinal. They won their 2018 semifinal match in extra time. Croatia finished second in the 2018 World Cup, losing to France in the final.
Japan was seeking its first-ever men’s World Cup quarterfinals after winning Group E with notable victories over Germany and Spain.
Next up: Tournament favorites Brazils take on South Korea in our second Round of 16 match of the day. The winner will face Croatia in the next round.
After 90 minutes of regulation and two 15-minute periods of extra time, Croatia and Japan’s Round of 16 match will be decided by a shootout.
How it works: Each team will was given the chance to take five penalty kicks, and whoever scored the most wins. Here’s a look at how the shootout went down:
Japan
Kick 1: ❌ Takumi Minamino
Kick 2: ❌ Kaoru Mitoma
Kick 3: ⚽️ Takuna Asano
Kick 4: ❌ Maya Yoshida
Kick 5: Not needed
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Croatia
Kick 1: ⚽️ Nikola Vlasic
Kick 2: ⚽️ Marcelo Brozovic
Kick 3: ❌ Marko Livaja
Kick 4: ⚽️ Mario Pasalic
Kick 5: Not needed
It’s the end of two 15-minute periods, which gave Croatia and Japan extra time to take the lead and advance to the quarterfinals. However, since neither teams scored, and the score remains tied at 1-1, the outcome of this match will be decided via penalty shootouts.
Each team will get to take five penalty kicks. Whoever scores the most wins. If they tie, we go to sudden death.
Croatia has ended strongly in the last few penalty kicks that they have taken. Check this out:
The second 15-minute period of extra time has kicked off in Croatia vs Japan.
This 1-1 stalemate between Japan and Croatia continues.
After one 15-minute period of extra time, the two teams remain tied. If it stays that way after the second session of extra time, we’ll head to a penalty kick shootout.
Croatian captain Luka Modric was subbed off about halfway through the first period of extra time. So if this match goes to penalty kicks, he won’t be available.
The Samurai Blue and the Vatreni have kicked off extra time.
It’s the first match of the tournament to need more than the 90 minutes of regulation play to decide the winner.
Here’s how this will work: Because neither team could find the winner before the end of full-time, they’ll now play two 15-minute periods of extra time.
If still tied after that, the teams will take penalty kicks to decide who moves on to the quarterfinals.
